TN: Union Minister assures National Turmeric Board regional office and testing lab for Erode
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, on Monday said the Centre would move to establish a regional office of the National Turmeric Board (NTB) in Erode, Tamil Nadu, along with an accredited turmeric testing laboratory, to strengthen the turmeric ecosystem in one of the country’s key production […]
Shivraj Singh Chouhan defends overhaul of new rural employment Act, accuses Oppn of spreading misinformation
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) As opposition parties, led by Congress, gear up for nationwide protests, Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday, launched a robust defence of the newly introduced Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act commonly referred to as VB-G RAM […]
Andhra marching towards ‘Quantum Yug’: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Amaravati, Dec 25 (IANS) Union Minister of Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated that Andhra Pradesh is marching towards ‘Quantum Yug’ and expressed hope that Amaravati will emerge as a great capital city in future. He said while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is marching ahead to achieve Viksit Bharat by 2047, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is […]
Govt allocating more funds to ensure payment of salaries to Rozgar Sahayaks: Shivraj Chouhan
Bhopal, Dec 22 (IANS) Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday that the government has increased the allocation of funds for administrative expenditure from 6 per cent to 9 per cent to ensure the timely payment of salaries to Rozgar Sahayaks. The minister said that the delay in payment of salaries […]
India, Russia agree to step up trade in farm goods
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Oxana Lut, where both sides discussed ongoing cooperation and outlined future areas of collaboration, according to an official statement issued on Friday. Both countries agreed to deepen cooperation in agricultural trade, fertilisers, seeds, market […]
Shivraj Chouhan to throw open Aajeevika Food Festival 2025 in Delhi tomorrow
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan will inaugurate the Saras Aajeevika Food Festival 2025, in which 300 ‘Lakhpati Didis’ and women from Self-Help Groups from 25 states across the country will participate, on Monday, an official statement said. Delhiites will once again experience a vibrant glimpse […]
Agricultural scientists to spend 3 days a week in farm fields: Shivraj Chouhan
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday that the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan has achieved widespread success across the country and would continue as a sustained movement to modernise Indian agriculture and enhance farmers’ prosperity through direct field-level engagement. The Union Agriculture Minister, while […]
On 5th day of ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’, Shivraj Chouhan meets farmers of Bihar
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) As part of the ongoing ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on the fifth day of the campaign, interacted with farmers at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Piprakothi, East Champaran, Bihar. In his continued efforts to interact with the farmers from Odisha, […]
Shivraj Singh Chouhan to attend BRICS agriculture ministers meeting in Brazil
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan is leading the Indian delegation to the 15th BRICS agriculture ministers’ meeting, scheduled to be held on Thursday in Brasilia, Brazil. The theme of the meeting is ‘Promoting Inclusive and Sustainable Agriculture through Cooperation, Innovation, and Equitable […]
Agriculture, allied sectors likely to see 3.5-4 pc growth in 2025: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The growth rate of the agriculture sector and allied sectors is expected to be between 3.5 per cent and 4 per cent in 2025, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday. In a review meeting of various schemes with the state/UT ministers in the national capital, Chouhan said […]
